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Highland and Dumfries and Galloway

237,570 and 145,930 residents (mid-2024).

Highland is higher than Dumfries and Galloway on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 18 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Highland is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Highland Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Highland £4,697, Dumfries and Galloway £5,742Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Highland: £4,697Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Highland: £4,717Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446Highland: £4,456

    £4,697£4,717£4,456Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5,742£5,766£5,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £12,409, Dumfries and Galloway £12,736Dumfries and Galloway: £12,736Highland: £12,409Dumfries and Galloway: £12,791Highland: £12,462Dumfries and Galloway: £12,081Highland: £11,771

    £12,409£12,462£11,771Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£12,736£12,791£12,081

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £1,725, Dumfries and Galloway £2,325Dumfries and Galloway: £2,325Highland: £1,725Dumfries and Galloway: £2,335Highland: £1,732Dumfries and Galloway: £2,205Highland: £1,636

    £1,725£1,732£1,636Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£2,325£2,335£2,205

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £11,412, Dumfries and Galloway £11,429Dumfries and Galloway: £11,429Highland: £11,412Dumfries and Galloway: £11,478Highland: £11,461Dumfries and Galloway: £10,841Highland: £10,825

    £11,412£11,461£10,825Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£11,429£11,478£10,841

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £356, Dumfries and Galloway £476Dumfries and Galloway: £476Highland: £356Dumfries and Galloway: £478Highland: £358Dumfries and Galloway: £452Highland: £338

    £356£358£338Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£476£478£452

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £621, Dumfries and Galloway £805Dumfries and Galloway: £805Highland: £621Dumfries and Galloway: £808Highland: £624Dumfries and Galloway: £764Highland: £589

    £621£624£589Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£805£808£764

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £19, Dumfries and Galloway £26Dumfries and Galloway: £26Highland: £19Dumfries and Galloway: £26Highland: £20Dumfries and Galloway: £25Highland: £18

    £19£20£18Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £495, Dumfries and Galloway £617Dumfries and Galloway: £617Highland: £495Dumfries and Galloway: £619Highland: £497Dumfries and Galloway: £585Highland: £470

    £495£497£470Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£617£619£585

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £141, Dumfries and Galloway £202Dumfries and Galloway: £202Highland: £141Dumfries and Galloway: £203Highland: £142Dumfries and Galloway: £192Highland: £134

    £141£142£134Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£192

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £101, Dumfries and Galloway £157Dumfries and Galloway: £157Highland: £101Dumfries and Galloway: £158Highland: £101Dumfries and Galloway: £149Highland: £96

    £101£101£96Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£157£158£149

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £1,294, Dumfries and Galloway £1,653Dumfries and Galloway: £1,653Highland: £1,294Dumfries and Galloway: £1,660Highland: £1,300Dumfries and Galloway: £1,568Highland: £1,228

    £1,294£1,300£1,228Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£1,653£1,660£1,568

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Highland £147, Dumfries and Galloway £220Dumfries and Galloway: £220Highland: £147Dumfries and Galloway: £221Highland: £148Dumfries and Galloway: £209Highland: £139

    £147£148£139Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £320, Dumfries and Galloway £497Dumfries and Galloway: £497Highland: £320Dumfries and Galloway: £499Highland: £322Dumfries and Galloway: £472Highland: £304

    £320£322£304Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£497£499£472

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £3.50, Dumfries and Galloway £7.25Dumfries and Galloway: £7.25Highland: £3.50Dumfries and Galloway: £7.28Highland: £3.52Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88Highland: £3.32

    £3.50£3.52£3.32Dumfries and Galloway is higher£7.25£7.28£6.88

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £5.55, Dumfries and Galloway £10Dumfries and Galloway: £10Highland: £5.55Dumfries and Galloway: £10Highland: £5.57Dumfries and Galloway: £9.61Highland: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Dumfries and Galloway is higher£10£10£9.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Highland £7.73, Dumfries and Galloway £7.13Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Highland: £7.73Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Highland: £7.76Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76Highland: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Highland is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Highland 1,002.6, Dumfries and Galloway 1,021.3Dumfries and Galloway: 1,021.3Highland: 1,002.6

    1,002.6Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count1,021.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Highland 91.3, Dumfries and Galloway 115.9Dumfries and Galloway: 115.9Highland: 91.3

    91.3Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count115.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Highland 137.8, Dumfries and Galloway 180.6Dumfries and Galloway: 180.6Highland: 137.8

    137.8Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count180.6

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 77.4, Dumfries and Galloway 99.2Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2Highland: 77.4

    77.4Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count99.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Highland 162.8, Dumfries and Galloway 212.2Dumfries and Galloway: 212.2Highland: 162.8

    162.8Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count212.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Highland 22.5, Dumfries and Galloway 39.4Dumfries and Galloway: 39.4Highland: 22.5

    22.5Dumfries and Galloway is higher39.4

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Highland and Dumfries and Galloway, per person in the age group
MeasureHighlandDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,456Estimated£5,742£5,766£5,446EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,409£12,462£11,771Estimated£12,736£12,791£12,081EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,732£1,636Estimated£2,325£2,335£2,205EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,412£11,461£10,825£11,429£11,478£10,841Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£356£358£338£476£478£452Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589Estimated£805£808£764EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£20£18Estimated£26£26£25EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£495£497£470Estimated£617£619£585EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134Estimated£202£203£192EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96Estimated£157£158£149EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,294£1,300£1,228£1,653£1,660£1,568Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£322£304£497£499£472Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.50£3.52£3.32£7.25£7.28£6.88Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£10£10£9.61Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33Estimated£7.13£7.16£6.76EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.61,021.3Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.3115.9Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.8180.6Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.499.2Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.8212.2Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.5Estimated39.4EstimatedDumfries and Galloway

Per resident

Highland is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Highland Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Highland £4,697, Dumfries and Galloway £5,742Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Highland: £4,697Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Highland: £4,717Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446Highland: £4,456

    £4,697£4,717£4,456Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5,742£5,766£5,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Highland £2,872, Dumfries and Galloway £3,368Dumfries and Galloway: £3,368Highland: £2,872Dumfries and Galloway: £3,382Highland: £2,885Dumfries and Galloway: £3,194Highland: £2,725

    £2,872£2,885£2,725Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,368£3,382£3,194

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Highland £1,034, Dumfries and Galloway £1,328Dumfries and Galloway: £1,328Highland: £1,034Dumfries and Galloway: £1,334Highland: £1,038Dumfries and Galloway: £1,260Highland: £981

    £1,034£1,038£981Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£1,328£1,334£1,260

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Highland £2,642, Dumfries and Galloway £3,022Dumfries and Galloway: £3,022Highland: £2,642Dumfries and Galloway: £3,035Highland: £2,653Dumfries and Galloway: £2,866Highland: £2,506

    £2,642£2,653£2,506Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,022£3,035£2,866

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Highland £83, Dumfries and Galloway £126Dumfries and Galloway: £126Highland: £83Dumfries and Galloway: £126Highland: £83Dumfries and Galloway: £119Highland: £78

    £83£83£78Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £144, Dumfries and Galloway £213Dumfries and Galloway: £213Highland: £144Dumfries and Galloway: £214Highland: £144Dumfries and Galloway: £202Highland: £136

    £144£144£136Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£213£214£202

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Highland £4.51, Dumfries and Galloway £6.88Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88Highland: £4.51Dumfries and Galloway: £6.91Highland: £4.53Dumfries and Galloway: £6.53Highland: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£6.88£6.91£6.53

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £495, Dumfries and Galloway £617Dumfries and Galloway: £617Highland: £495Dumfries and Galloway: £619Highland: £497Dumfries and Galloway: £585Highland: £470

    £495£497£470Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£617£619£585

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £141, Dumfries and Galloway £202Dumfries and Galloway: £202Highland: £141Dumfries and Galloway: £203Highland: £142Dumfries and Galloway: £192Highland: £134

    £141£142£134Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£192

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Highland £60, Dumfries and Galloway £90Dumfries and Galloway: £90Highland: £60Dumfries and Galloway: £90Highland: £61Dumfries and Galloway: £85Highland: £57

    £60£61£57Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Highland £776, Dumfries and Galloway £944Dumfries and Galloway: £944Highland: £776Dumfries and Galloway: £948Highland: £779Dumfries and Galloway: £896Highland: £736

    £776£779£736Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Highland £147, Dumfries and Galloway £220Dumfries and Galloway: £220Highland: £147Dumfries and Galloway: £221Highland: £148Dumfries and Galloway: £209Highland: £139

    £147£148£139Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Highland £192, Dumfries and Galloway £284Dumfries and Galloway: £284Highland: £192Dumfries and Galloway: £285Highland: £193Dumfries and Galloway: £270Highland: £182

    £192£193£182Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£284£285£270

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Highland £2.10, Dumfries and Galloway £4.14Dumfries and Galloway: £4.14Highland: £2.10Dumfries and Galloway: £4.16Highland: £2.11Dumfries and Galloway: £3.93Highland: £1.99

    £2.10£2.11£1.99Dumfries and Galloway is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Highland £3.32, Dumfries and Galloway £5.79Dumfries and Galloway: £5.79Highland: £3.32Dumfries and Galloway: £5.81Highland: £3.34Dumfries and Galloway: £5.49Highland: £3.15

    £3.32£3.34£3.15Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Highland £7.73, Dumfries and Galloway £7.13Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Highland: £7.73Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Highland: £7.76Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76Highland: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Highland is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Highland 232.1, Dumfries and Galloway 270.0Dumfries and Galloway: 270.0Highland: 232.1

    232.1Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count270.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Highland 21.1, Dumfries and Galloway 30.6Dumfries and Galloway: 30.6Highland: 21.1

    21.1Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count30.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 31.9, Dumfries and Galloway 47.8Dumfries and Galloway: 47.8Highland: 31.9

    31.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count47.8

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 77.4, Dumfries and Galloway 99.2Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2Highland: 77.4

    77.4Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count99.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Highland 97.6, Dumfries and Galloway 121.3Dumfries and Galloway: 121.3Highland: 97.6

    97.6Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count121.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 13.5, Dumfries and Galloway 22.5Dumfries and Galloway: 22.5Highland: 13.5

    13.5Dumfries and Galloway is higher22.5

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Highland and Dumfries and Galloway, per resident
MeasureHighlandDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,456Estimated£5,742£5,766£5,446EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,872£2,885£2,725Estimated£3,368£3,382£3,194EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,034£1,038£981Estimated£1,328£1,334£1,260EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,642£2,653£2,506£3,022£3,035£2,866Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£126£126£119Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136Estimated£213£214£202EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28Estimated£6.88£6.91£6.53EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£495£497£470Estimated£617£619£585EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134Estimated£202£203£192EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£61£57Estimated£90£90£85EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£776£779£736£944£948£896Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£284£285£270Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.10£2.11£1.99£4.14£4.16£3.93Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£5.79£5.81£5.49Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33Estimated£7.13£7.16£6.76EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.1270.0Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.130.6Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.947.8Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.499.2Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202697.6121.3Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated22.5EstimatedDumfries and Galloway

Total

Highland is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Highland Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Highland £1.1bn, Dumfries and Galloway £837.9mDumfries and Galloway: £837.9mHighland: £1.1bnDumfries and Galloway: £841.4mHighland: £1.1bnDumfries and Galloway: £794.7mHighland: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnHighland is higherDepends on how you count£837.9m£841.4m£794.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Highland £682.4m, Dumfries and Galloway £491.4mDumfries and Galloway: £491.4mHighland: £682.4mDumfries and Galloway: £493.5mHighland: £685.3mDumfries and Galloway: £466.1mHighland: £647.3m

    £682.4m£685.3m£647.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Highland £245.6m, Dumfries and Galloway £193.8mDumfries and Galloway: £193.8mHighland: £245.6mDumfries and Galloway: £194.6mHighland: £246.6mDumfries and Galloway: £183.9mHighland: £232.9m

    £245.6m£246.6m£232.9mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£193.8m£194.6m£183.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Highland £627.6m, Dumfries and Galloway £441.0mDumfries and Galloway: £441.0mHighland: £627.6mDumfries and Galloway: £442.9mHighland: £630.2mDumfries and Galloway: £418.3mHighland: £595.3m

    £627.6m£630.2m£595.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Highland £19.6m, Dumfries and Galloway £18.4mDumfries and Galloway: £18.4mHighland: £19.6mDumfries and Galloway: £18.5mHighland: £19.7mDumfries and Galloway: £17.4mHighland: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Highland £34.2m, Dumfries and Galloway £31.1mDumfries and Galloway: £31.1mHighland: £34.2mDumfries and Galloway: £31.2mHighland: £34.3mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mHighland: £32.4m

    £34.2m£34.3m£32.4mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Highland £1.1m, Dumfries and Galloway £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHighland: £1.1mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHighland: £1.1mDumfries and Galloway: £0.95mHighland: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Highland £117.7m, Dumfries and Galloway £90.0mDumfries and Galloway: £90.0mHighland: £117.7mDumfries and Galloway: £90.4mHighland: £118.2mDumfries and Galloway: £85.4mHighland: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Highland £33.5m, Dumfries and Galloway £29.5mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mHighland: £33.5mDumfries and Galloway: £29.6mHighland: £33.7mDumfries and Galloway: £27.9mHighland: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.7m£31.8mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£29.5m£29.6m£27.9m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Highland £14.4m, Dumfries and Galloway £13.1mDumfries and Galloway: £13.1mHighland: £14.4mDumfries and Galloway: £13.2mHighland: £14.4mDumfries and Galloway: £12.4mHighland: £13.6m

    £14.4m£14.4m£13.6mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Highland £184.3m, Dumfries and Galloway £137.8mDumfries and Galloway: £137.8mHighland: £184.3mDumfries and Galloway: £138.4mHighland: £185.1mDumfries and Galloway: £130.7mHighland: £174.8m

    £184.3m£185.1m£174.8mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Highland £34.9m, Dumfries and Galloway £32.1mDumfries and Galloway: £32.1mHighland: £34.9mDumfries and Galloway: £32.3mHighland: £35.0mDumfries and Galloway: £30.5mHighland: £33.1m

    £34.9m£35.0m£33.1mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Highland £45.6m, Dumfries and Galloway £41.5mDumfries and Galloway: £41.5mHighland: £45.6mDumfries and Galloway: £41.6mHighland: £45.8mDumfries and Galloway: £39.3mHighland: £43.3m

    £45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Highland £0.50m, Dumfries and Galloway £0.60mDumfries and Galloway: £0.60mHighland: £0.50mDumfries and Galloway: £0.61mHighland: £0.50mDumfries and Galloway: £0.57mHighland: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Highland £0.79m, Dumfries and Galloway £0.84mDumfries and Galloway: £0.84mHighland: £0.79mDumfries and Galloway: £0.85mHighland: £0.79mDumfries and Galloway: £0.80mHighland: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Highland £1.8m, Dumfries and Galloway £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHighland: £1.8mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHighland: £1.8mDumfries and Galloway: £0.99mHighland: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mHighland is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Highland 55,132, Dumfries and Galloway 39,407Dumfries and Galloway: 39,407Highland: 55,132

    55,132Highland is higherDepends on how you count39,407

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Highland 5,020, Dumfries and Galloway 4,471Dumfries and Galloway: 4,471Highland: 5,020

    5,020Highland is higherDepends on how you count4,471

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Highland 7,575, Dumfries and Galloway 6,970Dumfries and Galloway: 6,970Highland: 7,575

    7,575Highland is higherDepends on how you count6,970

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Highland 18,395, Dumfries and Galloway 14,470Dumfries and Galloway: 14,470Highland: 18,395

    18,395Highland is higherDepends on how you count14,470

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Highland 23,186, Dumfries and Galloway 17,694Dumfries and Galloway: 17,694Highland: 23,186

    23,186Highland is higherDepends on how you count17,694

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Highland 3,202, Dumfries and Galloway 3,284Dumfries and Galloway: 3,284Highland: 3,202

    3,202Dumfries and Galloway is higher3,284

Show the numbers
Highland and Dumfries and Galloway, total
MeasureHighlandDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bnEstimated£837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.4m£685.3m£647.3mEstimated£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.6m£246.6m£232.9mEstimated£193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£627.6m£630.2m£595.3m£441.0m£442.9m£418.3mHighland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£18.4m£18.5m£17.4mHighland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.2m£34.3m£32.4mEstimated£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEstimated£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mEstimated£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.7m£31.8mEstimated£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimatedHighland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.4m£13.6mEstimated£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimatedHighland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£184.3m£185.1m£174.8m£137.8m£138.4m£130.7mHighland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m£32.1m£32.3m£30.5mHighland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m£41.5m£41.6m£39.3mHighland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mDumfries and Galloway
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mDumfries and Galloway
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mEstimated£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,13239,407Highland
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,0204,471Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,5756,970Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,39514,470Highland
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,18617,694Highland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,202Estimated3,284EstimatedDumfries and Galloway

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.